Speeches by Jeffrey Sachs (famous American economist, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, as well as former director of the Earth Institute) in the European Parliament: "Why did the British start hating the Russians? why? I will tell you that just yesterday I published a book about European Russophobia. In the first chapter of this book, I talk about an amazing study written in 1950 by a historian named Gleason. He posed a very precise question that is completely applicable to today. He said that in 1815, after Waterloo, Britain and Russia were allies. After 25 years they became enemies. what happened And he studied the recordings of debates in Parliament. He studied every public document. He read everything. He read every word that was said in the House of Representatives. He read every speech. And in this wonderful book, he concluded that Russia's greatest sin is that it has 17 million square kilometers. This is her biggest sin. Why is this so? Because with 17 million square kilometers, Britain decided that Russia was so big that it threatened British rule in India. By the way, this thought never occurred to the king. But Britain has teased enough. By 1840, Russia had become an enemy. In 1853, Palmerston, a typical imperialist, started a war in the Crimea. why? It's a long story, but mostly to crush Russia. Because in 1852 Russia said: We can resolve all disputes, there is no reason for conflict. And Palmerston said: We are going to Sevastopol. The reason is that he wanted to make Russia a small power so that it could not invade the British Empire. And a bloody three-year war broke out - the Crimean War. This is our revolutionary approach to the world. You know, just days after Germany's surrender in 1945, everyone heard Churchill ask his military staff: Why don't we invade the Soviet Union now?

Speeches by Jeffrey Sachs (famous American economist, professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, as well as former director of the Earth Institute) in the European Parliament: "Why did the British start hating the Russians? why? I will tell you that just yesterday I published a book about European Russophobia. In the first chapter of this book, I talk about an amazing study written in 1950 by a historian named Gleason. He posed a very precise question that is completely applicable to today. He said that in 1815, after Waterloo, Britain and Russia were allies. After 25 years they became enemies. what happened And he studied the recordings of debates in Parliament. He studied every public document. He read everything. He read every word that was said in the House of Representatives. He read every speech. And in this wonderful book, he concluded that Russia's greatest sin is that it has 17 million square kilometers. This is her biggest sin. Why is this so? Because with 17 million square kilometers, Britain decided that Russia was so big that it threatened British rule in India. By the way, this thought never occurred to the king. But Britain has teased enough. By 1840, Russia had become an enemy. In 1853, Palmerston, a typical imperialist, started a war in the Crimea. why? It's a long story, but mostly to crush Russia. Because in 1852 Russia said: We can resolve all disputes, there is no reason for conflict. And Palmerston said: We are going to Sevastopol. The reason is that he wanted to make Russia a small power so that it could not invade the British Empire. And a bloody three-year war broke out - the Crimean War. This is our revolutionary approach to the world. You know, just days after Germany's surrender in 1945, everyone heard Churchill ask his military staff: Why don't we invade the Soviet Union now?